Chance Meeting Creates Celestial Diamond Ring WWW.GOODNEWS.WS

Zooming in on the planetary nebula Abell 33: This zoom sequence starts with a broad view showing part of the long thin constellation of Hydra (The Female Water Snake). Towards the end a ghostly blue bubble can be seen, with a bright star on its edge, making it look like a diamond ring. This is the planetary nebula Abell 33.Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/M. Kornmesser. Music: movetwo - Panning across the planetary nebula Abell 33: This pan video gives a close-up look at an eye-catching new image of planetary nebula Abell 33 taken using ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Created when an aging star blew off its outer layers, this beautiful blue bubble is, by chance, aligned with a foreground star, and bears an uncanny resemblance to a diamond engagement ring. This cosmic gem is unusually symmetric, appearing to be almost perfectly circular on the sky. Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Music: movetwo